Wayland teachers to receive salary increases under new contract

A new three-year agreement has been reached with the Wayland Teachers Association (WTA) after about eight weeks of negotiations.

The new contract covers the period from July 2017 to June 2020. For the 2017-18 school year, each teacher will receive a salary increase of 2 percent. For the final two years of the contract, the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school year, each teacher will receive a 2.25 percent salary increase. These amounts are before step and lane increases.

The WTA represents about 260 full- and part-time teachers and other licensed professionals. A tentative agreement between the WTA and the School Committee was reached on March 22. On March 30, the WTA held a meeting for association members, who after review of the settlement, approved it, and the School Committee approved the agreement on March 31.

"The WTA and School Committee believe that the agreement was reached due to many hours of hard work and a candid exchange of information," according to a prepared statement. "All parties showed mutual respect for the pressing issues facing each constituency and a willingness to compromise to reach a fair settlement."